Nemesis, I'm happy you will give Divinity II a second try !
If you wish more & faster way to keep your hero breathing ... upgrade always & at once the Summon Ghost skill and use him in each battle! The Ghost is a great big "HP-potions and life saver" !
The whole Priest skill tree is lovely! And it's just an extra you can make use of in time of danger, independently which build you like to play: a warrior, ranger of mage ....
Thinking of my last started couple of heroes (let's say the last five or six) ... they all were combinations like Ranger Priest, Battle Mage Priest, Mage Priest, Battle Priest (warrior), ... or just an almost pure Priest ... I can't stop writing I love those combinations a lot and will never play DKS without the use of the Summon Ghost, Charm, Blind, Hide in Shadows, etc ....
Comparing DD with DKS depending on "instant kills" I must say DKS is not that much deadlier than DD! But in DD it's easier to make a hero who is like some kind of God(mode) ...
When the time comes I can start playing D:OS I wish to play on the most easy difficulty for my first playthrough and "try" to never meet a "Game Over" window
... very curious if this is possible ... but I'm sure that depends on how smart I play the turn based battles ..; luckely I'm a very patient player, so I believe I CAN survive the whole game ... I hope it's possible on the most easy difficulty.
I like your idea of "The-Once-In-A-Lifetime" ...
